Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage the safety of the operation
- Identify hazards and risks for the site and equipment use through a job safety analysis.
- Apply the hierarchy of controls to manage hazards and risks.
- Select, use, maintain and store personal protective equipment in accordance with both occupational health and safety and material safety data sheet requirements.
- Communicate effectively with work team and incident management team
- Prepare site specific deployment plans based on the incident action plan (IAP).
- Plan, prepare and present briefs and debriefs.
- Maintain effective communication channels with all stakeholders involved in the deployment and recovery of oil spill response equipment.
- Ensure response personnel are capable of deploying the equipment in a team environment.
- Prepare equipment for use
- Identify required equipment using the IAP and/or site-specific deployment plan.
- Conduct routine pre-operational checks of equipment using manufacturer’s specifications and standard operating procedures.
- Identify and segregate faulty equipment for repair or replacement.
- Identify equipment requiring licensed operators.
- Operate and/or deploy equipment
- Use equipment according to state/NT/Commonwealth licensing requirements.
- Operate and monitor equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, supervisor’s instructions and/or safe operating procedures (SOPs).
- Carry out work in accordance with occupational health and safety requirements and the IAP.
- Identify and record the use of consumables.
- Monitor operations
- Check, clean and store equipment
- Maintain records of equipment use in accordance with IAP, SOPs and/or the incident management system.
- Clean, secure and store equipment in accordance with manufacturers specifications, maintenance manual, supervisor’s instructions and/or SOPs.
- Report and take action on equipment malfunction, fault, wear or damage.
- Maintain and clean the workplace in line with occupational health and safety requirements and the demobilisation plan.